Diverse Methods of Pointillism

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Pointillism is often thought to be a relatively congruent painting style, utilized to create a sense of an object, often realistically without ever utilizing real forms and lines as a tool. This paper discusses how two accomplished pointillists, George Pierre Seurat and Tim McWilliams are far from contemporaries, as they are from two very different periods in two differing nations and how both embraced pointillism as their style of choice but with significant differences in style and completed results. By comparing the style and technique of Seurat's "Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte" (oil on canvas, 1884-1886) with McWilliams' "Chicago Skyrockets" (acrylic on canvas, 2004), it attempts to show how the artist's distinct characteristics become evident.

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"In a play on Words McWilliams calls his art form, neo-pointillism, as he feels he embodies the neo-impressionist movement, with a whole new modern flair of the dot, utilizing the very recognizable imagery of modern artists such as those of Andy Warhol. Many of McWilliams works reflect the style of Warhol in content, as one of McWilliams's favored subjects are the faces of iconic figures, such as Elvis and Einstein and to a lesser degree the iconography of the Chicago skyline, as is seen in the work detailed here. As McWilliams is a contemporary working artist, there are only limited literary representations of analysis of his works. In a local newspaper an article that depicts the nature and inspiration of his admired works, Hostettler summarizes the manner in which McWilliams works. "I'm pushing it (pointillism) toward its limits with color use." McWilliams said. "My work has been influenced by so many things since then." McWilliams said "...About 15 colors, which are used straight from the tube for maximum potency, are blended onto the canvas to produce the painting." (Hostettler NP) "

Sample of Sources Used:

• Clement, Russell T., and Annick Houze. Neo-Impressionist Painters: A Sourcebook on Georges Seurat, Camille Pissarro, Paul Signac, Theo Van Rysselberghe, Henri Edmond Cross, Charles Angrand, Maximilien Luce, and Albert Dubois-Pillet. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1999.
• Hostettler, Sam. "Artist Transforms Dots into Colorful Masterpiece." Pioneer Press 17 Oct. 2007: http://www.timmcwilliamsart.com/original_media_viewer.asp?WebsiteID=2493&GalleryID=13197&MediaID=134831
• McWilliams, Tim. "About the Art" -"Chicago Skyrockets"19, Oct. 2007 http://www.timmcwilliamsart.com/default.asp?WebsiteID=2493&GalleryID=12726&MediaID=133927&IF=1&theIF=%2Flarge%5Fmedia%5Fviewer%2Easp%3FWebsiteID%3D2493%26GalleryID%3D12726%26MediaID%3D133927%26IF%3D1
• Rewald, John. Georges Seurat. Trans. Lionel Abel. 2nd ed. New York: Wittenborn, 1946.
• Seurat, Georges Pierre "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte" 21 Oct. 2007 http://www.artchive.com/artchive/S/seurat/jatte.jpg.html

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